John Anster Fitzgerald
The Dream After The Masked Ball (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 101
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 101
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 301.250 GBP
Price realised: 301.250 GBP
Description
John Anster Fitzgerald
1832-1906
THE DREAM AFTER THE MASKED BALL (THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF)
oil on canvas
35.5 by 44.5 cm., 14 by 17 1/2 in.
Christie's, 29 July 1954, lot 294 bought 'Chapman'; | Christie's, 28 October 1960, lot 77 where bought by Jeremy Maas; | Private collection, USA; | Mrs Charlotte Frank, where bought by Sir David Scott, 21 July 1965 for £240
1832-1906
THE DREAM AFTER THE MASKED BALL (THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF)
oil on canvas
35.5 by 44.5 cm., 14 by 17 1/2 in.
Christie's, 29 July 1954, lot 294 bought 'Chapman'; | Christie's, 28 October 1960, lot 77 where bought by Jeremy Maas; | Private collection, USA; | Mrs Charlotte Frank, where bought by Sir David Scott, 21 July 1965 for £240
Despite a disappointment, a good price for John Anster Fitzgerald
This work of art by John Anster Fitzgerald could be acquired at Sothebys in London in November 2008 for an unexpectedly low price. In the A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation auction, the work The Dream After The Masked Ball (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of) changed hands for GBP 301,250.00 (€ 364,233.89) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, The Dream After The Masked Ball (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of) is the most expensive artwork by John Anster Fitzgerald that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für John Anster Fitzgerald
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Anster Fitzgerald konnte im November 2008 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation wechselte die Arbeit The Dream After The Masked Ball (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of) für GBP 301.250,00 (€ 364.233,89) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 400.000,00 – 600.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist The Dream After The Masked Ball (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of) das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Anster Fitzgerald, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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